Hurricane Irma

Safety First! Residents need to be aware of their surroundings and make safety a priority. Medical services are limited. Field Hospital located behind City Hall DEBRIS: Separate all Debris on the street. If household garbage is mixed in with debris it will not be collected and removal will be the responsibility of the home owner. […]

Monroe County now is open to Marathon at Mile Marker 47, just north of the 7 Mile Bridge, for residents, business owners, disaster workers and supply vehicles. The Lower Keys and Key West will open Sunday morning at 7:00 am, also to residents, business owners, disaster workers and supply vehicles. A checkpoint in Florida City […]

Six days ago, the city of Marathon experienced hurricane force winds that plunged the city into darkness, made roads impassable, compromised the city’s water supply and crippled the wastewater system. Today, city and county officials deemed the city safe enough for residents to be allowed to return to their homes. The Lower Keys and Key […]

UNINCORPORATED MONROE COUNTY, FL – Debris from Hurricane Irma will be picked up free of charge by Monroe County contrctors in unincorporated Monroe County, City of Layton and City of Key Colony Beach. But you must do the following. Stack hurricane related debris on the county right of way (road shoulder) in front of homes. […]

“The Keys got hit,” said Governor Rick Scott on Friday afternoon from the Emergency Operations Center in Marathon. “I flew over the Keys on Tuesday, but it’s not the same as seeing it in person.” Monroe County officials met with state and federal officials who promised to keep aid flowing for the battered county. Hurricane […]

Here is an update from several Keys entities about their services and situations after Hurricane Irma. Most also are updating social media regularly: Florida Keys Electric Cooperative: Power system is now approximately 70 percent energized. If you are still without power, call 305-852-2431 and please use the automated system to report your outage. All hospitals, critical government […]

Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam will be in Marathon today, visiting the Monroe County Emergency Operations Center. He will be met with positive news about the recovery of the Keys: Every municipality and Monroe County is checking every house to see if they are safe to receive electrical service. That function is being […]

Marathon City Manager Chuck Lindsey spoke live on Facebook at 11:30 a.m. this morning from The Weekly Newspaper and Florida Keys News (Keynoter) pages. Here is a summary of his points: “We have finally got some communications and right now wifi is all we have. We are hoping to have two phone lines today and […]

Most of the Keys remain closed to residents, Monroe County officials said Wednesday. “It’s just too dangerous,” said Monroe County administrator Roman Gastesi during a conference call this morning with Keys municipalities and the agencies assisting in the recovery of the Florida Keys. Utility crews continue to work on bringing essential services back online. Portions […]